Federal contract award
80JSC023FA160
MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF SOUND INSIDE SIMULATED ASTEROID REGOLITH IN THE ISS ENVIRONMENT (MESSAR)
Award details
Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.
| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER |
| NAICS | 541712 |
| PSC | AR12 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH |
| Parent award / vehicle | NNJ13GA08C |
| Set-aside | Not reported |
| Pricing type | FIRM FIXED PRICE |
| Obligations | $133.8K |
| Current contract value | $133.8K |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $133.8K |
| Start date | May 2, 2023 |
| Current end date | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Potential end date | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Latest award activity | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 6 of 6 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | P00005 | $0 | MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF SOUND INSIDE SIMULATED ASTEROID REGOLITH IN THE ISS ENVIRONMENT (MESSAR) |
| Jun 29, 2026 | P00004 | $0 | MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF SOUND INSIDE SIMULATED ASTEROID REGOLITH IN THE ISS ENVIRONMENT (MESSAR) |
| Jun 23, 2025 | P00003 | $0 | MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF SOUND INSIDE SIMULATED ASTEROID REGOLITH IN THE ISS ENVIRONMENT (MESSAR) |
| Jul 24, 2024 | P00002 | $0 | MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF SOUND INSIDE SIMULATED ASTEROID REGOLITH IN THE ISS ENVIRONMENT (MESSAR) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | P00001 | $43.8K | MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF SOUND INSIDE SIMULATED ASTEROID REGOLITH IN THE ISS ENVIRONMENT (MESSAR) |
| May 2, 2023 | 0 | $90.0K | MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF SOUND INSIDE SIMULATED ASTEROID REGOLITH IN THE ISS ENVIRONMENT (MESSAR) |
Estimated positioning window
Oct 25, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027
75/100
Why this recompete signal
Contract timing and recorded acquisition signals at the time of calculation.
Stored score: 75/100. Available recorded signals: 70 points.
- Contract end 2026-12-31 (67 days from calculation)
- +35 points
- 17 historical awards in this buyer and category group
- +15 points
- 6 recorded award transactions
- +10 points
- Latest award action: 2026-07-23
- +5 points
- Parent award identifier recorded
- +5 points
- Solicitation identifier recorded
- +0 points
- Linked official forecast
- +0 points
- Calculated on
- 2026-10-25 10:18:04.631876+00:00
The historical group combines buyer, NAICS, and PSC. Multiple awards in this group do not by themselves establish repeated competitions.
Rule-based research score; it does not measure your chance of winning.
This older calculation does not retain a complete reproducible breakdown. Missing or changed inputs are not assigned invented points: Original award-value bonus input.
Recompete score calculated Oct 25, 2026.
Research next steps
- Check the linked forecast or SAM for a confirmed solicitation and current timing.
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